BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Big Tech deals to acquire skills rather than major companies may soon come under the regulatory scrutiny they previously avoided, the outgoing head of the European Commission's antitrust unit said. Acquihires, in which Big Tech hires start-ups' founders and senior managers rather than acquire the companies, have been viewed by antitrust regulators as an attempt to evade merger...

BRUSSELS, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Big Tech deals to acquire skills rather than major companies may soon come under the regulatory scrutiny they previously avoided, the outgoing head of the European Commission's antitrust unit said. Acquihires, in which Big Tech hires start-ups' founders and senior managers rather than acquire the companies, have been viewed by antitrust regulators as an attempt...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

LONDON(Reuters) -From the beaches of Copacabana in Brazil to the neon bars of Shanghai, the world's largest brewer AB InBev needs to convince consumers to order more Budweiser beers and Coronas. The company's shares slid 11.5% on Thursday, the biggest daily drop since 2020, after its second quarter volumes missed estimates, dragged down by sharp declines in Brazil - a...